Dominance - (12 Years and Older)
Protocol Id
020602
Description of
Protocol
Questions to determine which hand the participant uses for a series of
activities.
Specific
Instructions
None
Protocol Text
The following protocol is part of a personal interview in which the
participant reports on his/her own hand usage. Young Adult and Adult
handedness is assessed using an 11-item scale.
Please indicate your preferences in the use of hands in the following
activities by putting a 1 in the appropriate column (for right only, left only,
or both hands) for each item that you use.
Right hand Left hand Both hands
1. Write
2. Draw
3. Throw
4. Hold a racquet
5. Clean teeth
6. Hammer
7. Strike a match
8. Use an eraser
9. Deal cards
10. Thread a needle
11. Cut food with a knife
Total
Scoring: The participant indicates use by a "1" in the appropriate column (for
right, left, or both) for each item that an adult uses. Add the "1"s in each
column to get a total for that column. The sum of all three column totals is
the cumulative total. To calculate the score: 100 x (right total - left
total)/cumulative total. Handedness is then classified as follows:
Scoring
Less than -40
left-handed
Greater than or equal to -40 and less than 40
Greater than or equal to 40
right-handed
mixed-handed
Note: The activities listed in the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory method
have been modified by the PhenX Anthropometrics Working Group.
Selection
Rationale
The Edinburgh Handedness Inventory was selected because of the detail of
the activities that are performed.
Source
Oldfield, R.C. (1971). The assessment and analysis of handedness: The
Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia, 9, 97-113.
Language
English
Participant
This measure includes two protocols, each relating to a specific age of the
participant. Consistent hand dominance starts to develop between 2 and 3
years of age and is usually completed by 6 years of age. Hand preference
that appears before the age of 18 months may signal impaired neurological
control of the other hand.
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Protocol (ALSPAC)
Child beginning at 42 months of age
Edinburgh Handedness Inventory
Participant aged 12 and older
Personnel and
Training
Required
The trained interviewer should be able to administer a questionnaire and
have the ability to probe for information as necessary.
Equipment Needs None
Standards
Standard
Name
ID
Source
Common Data Elements (CDE)
Preference Hand
Laterality
2180147 CDE Browser
Logical Observation Identifiers
Names and Codes (LOINC)
Hand dom- 12Y
proto EHI
56101-9 LOINC
General
References
Porac, C., & Coren, S. (1981). Lateral preferences and human behavior. New
York: Springer-Verlag.
Protocol Type
Question
Derived Variables None
Requirements
Requirement Category
Required
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual
No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected
individual
Major equipment
No
This measure requires a specialized measurement device that
may not be readily available in every setting where genome wide
association studies are being conducted. Examples of specialized
equipment are DEXA, Echocardiography, and Spirometry
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection
No
This protocol requires that blood, urine, etc. be collected from
the study participants.
Specialized training
This measure requires staff training in the protocol methodology
and/or in the conduct of the data analysis.
No